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1902 Iowa

5–⁠4 (0–⁠3 Western Conference), coached by Alden Knipe.

Schedule and results

Iowa in 1902, game by game: won vs. Northern Iowa 26–5; won at Drake 12–0; won at Simpson (IA) 10–0; lost vs. Minnesota 0–34; won vs. Iowa State 12–6; lost at Michigan 0–107; won at Washington St. Louis 61–0; lost vs. Missouri 0–6; lost at Illinois 0–80+61−107Won 26–5 vs. Northern Iowa+21Northern IowaWon 12–0 at Drake+12DrakeWon 10–0 at Simpson (IA)+10Simpson (IA)Lost 0–34 vs. Minnesota-34MinnesotaWon 12–6 vs. Iowa State+6Iowa StateLost 0–107 at Michigan-107MichiganWon 61–0 at Washington St. Louis+61Washington St. …Lost 0–6 vs. Missouri-6MissouriLost 0–80 at Illinois-80Illinois
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsNorthern IowaW 26–⁠594%
Oct 11atDrakeW 12–⁠047%
Oct 18atSimpson (IA)W 10–⁠082%
Oct 25vsMinnesotaL 0–⁠3454%
Nov 1vsIowa StateW 12–⁠674%
Nov 8atMichiganL 0–⁠10722%
Nov 15atWashington St. LouisW 61–⁠085%
Nov 20vsMissouriL 0–⁠676%
Nov 27atIllinoisL 0–⁠8030%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Illinois 80–⁠0; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
121–⁠238
Coach
Alden Knipe
Elo
1484 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.4 No. 37 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
H.S. Hollenbeck

1902 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Michigan5–⁠011–⁠0
Chicago5–⁠114–⁠1
Minnesota3–⁠19–⁠2–⁠1
Illinois4–⁠210–⁠2–⁠1
Purdue2–⁠27–⁠2–⁠1
Wisconsin1–⁠36–⁠3
Iowa0–⁠35–⁠4
Northwestern0–⁠46–⁠6
Indiana0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.